WIP: Warhammer Axe

Linkitch

I needed to teach myself ZBrush and what better way to practice, than doing it on an old beaten up Axe from the Warhammer universe
I aim to make it into a Game asset, so enough detail inside ZBrush without overdoing it.

I found this concept and started working:


Here is where I'm at currently inside ZBrush:


I'm not happy with the wooden shaft yet, but I'm unsure how to make the top part of it work better.
Also the cloth around the handle, any suggestions how I could get a proper feel for that?
That's the two parts I'm having problems with so far, I think I'm going to mess around a bit more inside ZBrush before I begin making the rope and metal "thingies" around the top.

Linkitch

Mike5424 wrote: »

Great work mate! Only things that pop out at me are that the blade of the axe looks more like wood than metal and that alot of pieces are missing.

What do you mean missing pieces?
The chipping along the blade edge?

Sean VanGorder

Looks pretty nice so far. The thing that stands out to me the most is the metal plate on the blade is a little big. And I noticed you're missing the small cylindrical piece above the handle.

Keep it up :thumbup:

lampekap

the wooden shaft doesn't look good with the little creases you made to define the wood grains. go outside and look at some branches

Oniram

lookin pretty good so far. i was actually planning on starting this one sometime soon for a portfolio piece:

http://mythicmktg.fileburst.com/war/us/home/images/conceptart/WAR_concept_jan09-06.jpg

shinobix

Looking great so far! Nice piece to choose.

searinox

Oniram wrote: »

lookin pretty good so far. i was actually planning on starting this one sometime soon for a portfolio piece:

http://mythicmktg.fileburst.com/war/us/home/images/conceptart/WAR_concept_jan09-06.jpg

Man, I´m working on exactly that model!

Linkitch

Mike5424 wrote: »

Just above the handle should be a cylinder piece that extends from the blade, I also noticed that there's a small metal piece on the blade that you missed.

The small metal piece is actually there, just on the other side

Sean_EG wrote: »

Looks pretty nice so far. The thing that stands out to me the most is the metal plate on the blade is a little big. And I noticed you're missing the small cylindrical piece above the handle.

Keep it up :thumbup:

The small cylinder I omitted intentionally, I just can't imagine orcs would think that much about their design. What I see it as, they just take a chunk of metal, form it as something deadly and slap it on a metal shaft. I actually did try to model it in, it just looked wrong.

And yeah, I agree that metal piece is a bit too big now that you mention it.

lampekap wrote: »

the wooden shaft doesn't look good with the little creases you made to define the wood grains. go outside and look at some branches

Yeah, I need to get some proper references.

BlvdNights

I've seen way too many people make this particular assest.

Mike Yevin

BlvdNights wrote: »

I've seen way too many people make this particular assest.

i was just about to say the same thing, at least 4 or 5 members personally. good start none the less, so keep it up